Day Before Departure To India

In roughly 24 hours we will be heading up to the JFK International Airport in New York City to board our flight to India. Five of us are travelling up, with minimal baggage, in a Subaru Forester and meeting our sixth team member at the airport. The goal of our trip will be to assess the environment for implementation of an array of solar panels that will power a water pump, supplying clean water to a local school. In our group meeting today, we are outlining the last details of our trip such as:

Gather all sensors and designate who is responsible for bringing them.

Ben

Who is bringing a camera?

Me

Who is bringing computer?

Me, Ben, John

Print out all material we plan on bringing

Flight Information & Tickets

Itinerary Info

Addresses and Emergency Contacts

Hotel Information

Parking passes

Visas

Cultural Awareness Documents

Call Daxa, Reena, Dr Mehta, Dr Steve, and consulate and tell them we are coming/going.

Review Health and Safety Plan with team.

Review Itinerary

Gather a 100′ tape measure.

Distribute packing list for members to check all items are packed.

Writing utensils

Phone charger

Phone

First-Aid Kit

Single-use eating utensils

Single-use cups

Toilet Paper

Hand sanitizer

Mosquito repellant

Laptop charger

Laptop

Shoes, preferably sneakers or sandals.

Wicking Shirt

T-shirt

Underwear

Socks (If needed)

Sunglasses

Hat

Personal Medication

Malaria

Allergy

Pair of pants

Pair of shorts

Prescription glasses

Small snack food

Camera

Kindle/Fire/Tablet

Notebook

Hammock

Call/message AirBnB and confirm depature

Complete the Smart Traveler Enrollment Plan.

Double check travel bans, safe zones

Once we complete all these steps, which will be sooner than we can even imagine, we will be on our way to India, helping the world become a more sustainable place for life.